Global Patent Index - EP 1575448 A1

EP 1575448 A1 20050921 - DISCRETE-AMOUNT FLUID-DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR A PERSONAL CARE DEVICE

Title (en)

DISCRETE-AMOUNT FLUID-DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR A PERSONAL CARE DEVICE

Title (de)

SYSTEM FÜR DIE ABGABE VON DISKRETEN FLÜSSIGKEITSMENGEN FÜR DIE PERSÖNLICHE PFLEGE

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE DISTRIBUTION DE LIQUIDES EN QUANTITES DISCRETES DESTINE A UN DISPOSITIF DE SOINS PERSONNELS

Publication

EP 1575448 A1 20050921 (EN)

Application

EP 03775671 A 20031203

Priority

  • IB 0305643 W 20031203
  • US 43548502 P 20021219

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004056287A1] The fluid-dispensing system is used in a personal care appliance, such as a power toothbrush. The dispensing system includes a strip of discrete, fluid-containing packets, a compressible sealing member and a hollow needle for puncturing the packets, the hollow needle being connected to a workpiece such as a brushhead via a connecting line. An actuation assembly includes a piston which moves successive packets against the sealing member, initially sealing the packet thereto. Further pressure results in compression of the sealing member and puncturing of the packet by the needle, with fluid being forced by piston pressure from the packet into the hollow needle and then to the connecting line for delivery to the workpiece.

IPC 1-7

A61C 17/22; A61M 35/00; A46B 11/00

IPC 8 full level

A61C 17/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A46B 11/00 (2013.01 - KR); A46B 11/0003 (2013.01 - EP US); A46B 11/0065 (2013.01 - EP US); A61C 17/22 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A46B 11/0041 (2013.01 - EP US); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004056287A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004056287 A1 20040708; AU 2003283690 A1 20040714; CA 2508268 A1 20040708; CN 1725987 A 20060125; EP 1575448 A1 20050921; JP 2006510432 A 20060330; JP 2010075735 A 20100408; JP 2010099491 A 20100506; KR 20050091007 A 20050914; US 2006159509 A1 20060720; US 8425133 B2 20130423

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 0305643 W 20031203; AU 2003283690 A 20031203; CA 2508268 A 20031203; CN 200380106207 A 20031203; EP 03775671 A 20031203; JP 2004561777 A 20031203; JP 2009294228 A 20091225; JP 2009294229 A 20091225; KR 20057011294 A 20050617; US 54581305 A 20051114